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noun | verb brawlbrawl1 /brɔl/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYbrawl1Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from the sound of fighting a noisy fight among a group of people, especially in a public place: a drunken brawl—brawler noun [countable] noun | verb brawlbrawl2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEbrawl |
| Present | I, you, we, they | brawl | | he, she, it | brawls | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | brawled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have brawled | | he, she, it | has brawled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had brawled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will brawl | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have brawled |
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| Present | I | am brawling | | he, she, it | is brawling | | you, we, they | are brawling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was brawling | | you, we, they | were brawling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been brawling | | he, she, it | has been brawling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been brawling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be brawling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been brawling |
THESAURUShit people► fight to use physical force, for example hitting or kicking, or weapons to try to hurt someone: The children fought and pushed in line. She and her brother used to fight like cats and dogs (=fight violently). ► struggle to fight someone who is holding you, in order to get away: “Let me go!” I shouted and began to struggle. ► battle to keep fighting hard until one person or group wins. Used especially in writing: Protesters battled police through the night. ► clash if groups of people clash, they have a short fight. Used especially in news reports: Demonstrators in the financial district have clashed with police. ► scuffle to fight with another person for a short time: The two men scuffled outside the bar. ► brawl if a group of people brawl, they fight noisily and violently: The two teams brawled on the field after the game. ► tussle to fight in a way that is not very violent, especially as a way of playing with someone: The boy tussled with his uncle on the living room floor. ► wrestle to fight by holding someone and trying to push him or her to the ground: A security guard managed to wrestle the thief to the ground. ► box to fight someone while wearing big leather gloves, as a sport: He began to box as a boy and later competed in the Olympics. to fight in a noisy way, especially in a public place: Fans brawled outside the stadium.► see thesaurus at fight1 |